CVE-2016-6266

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2017-01-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

ccca_ajaxhandler.php in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server 2.5 before build 2200, 2.6 before build 2106, and 3.0 before build 1330 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) host or (2) apikey parameter in a register action, (3) enable parameter in a save_stting action, or (4) host or (5) apikey parameter in a test_connection action.

Affected products

Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone): 2.5, 2.6, 3.0

References

https://qkaiser.github.io/pentesting/trendmicro/2016/08/08/trendmicro-sps/
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1114913
https://qkaiser.github.io/pentesting/trendmicro/2016/08/08/trendmicro-sps/
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1114913

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